Yu tink se COVID-19 bin afɛkt yu lɔng? (COVID-19 Lung Damage) Lɛ wi tɔk bɔt dis ditayli!

Yu mɛmba we COVID-19 tek ova di wɔl? Da tɛm de, wi ɔl bin de ol wi briz bikɔs wi de fred. So, we dis COVID-19 vayrɔs kam insay wi bɔdi, i kin pwɛl wi lɔng mɔ. Fɔ sɔm pipul dɛn, i kin mek dɛn gɛt siriɔs nyumonia ɔ dɛn kin mek dɛn nɔ ebul fɔ blo fayn . Fɔ ɔda pipul dɛn, ivin afta dɛn dɔn wɛl, dɛn kin gɛt prɔblɛm fɔ blo ɛn fil taya fɔ sɔm tɛm.

Wetin na di damej we COVID-19 de du to di lכng?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, COVID-19 na sik we de afɛkt di we aw pɔsin de blo. We dis vayrɔs go insay wi lɔng, wi bɔdi in imyun sistɛm kin bigin fɔ fɛt am. insay dis fכt, inflameshn de apin insay di lכng dεm. If dɛn nɔ kɔntrol dis inflamɛns, i kin pwɛl wi wɛlbɔdi lɔng sɛl dɛn bak. I tan lɛk wɔ, we wi de fɛt di ɛnimi, sɔntɛnde wi sayd sɛf kin wund.

Nɔmal wan, sik dɛn we de mek pɔsin nɔ ebul fɔ blo fayn lɛk di flu ɛn di kɔmɔn kol kin afɛkt di lɔng dɛn te to sɔm mak. Bɔt we COVID-19 fɔs bigin fɔ skata, dɔktɔ dɛn notis se i kin rili bad kwik kwik wan ɛn mek di lɔng dɛn pwɛl mɔ. sכm data sho se di vεryכnt we de naw, Omicron, kin afekt di כp rεspiretכri trakt (nos εn trot) pas di vεryכnt we bin de bifo. Bɔt i kin stil pwɛl di lɔng dɛn ɛn mek siriɔs prɔblɛm dɛn.

Wetin na di sayn dɛm fɔ COVID-19 lɔng damej?

If yu gɛt COVID-19, di sayn dɛm fɔ di kɔndishɔn we yu gɛt we yu lɔng dɔn pwɛl kin bi:

• I nɔ izi fɔ blo ɔ we i nɔ de blo fayn .
• Fɔ fil taya we yu nɔ go ebul fɔ bia .
• Fiva .
• Blu ɔ grey kɔlɔ we de chenj na di skin, lip, ɔ finga nel (cyanosis) . Dis kin apin we di blɔd nɔ de gɛt inof ɔksijɛn .
• Fɔ blo kwik kwik wan ɛn fɔ wok tranga wan.
• Fɔ fil pen ɔ tayt na yu chɛst .

Bɔt if yu gɛt lɔng tɛm lɔng damej afta yu dɔn wɛl frɔm COVID-19 , yu nɔ go si ɛni sayn. Ɔ yu kin fil lɛk se yu nɔ de blo fayn ɔ yu kin taya izi wan, ivin we yu de du tin dɛn we nɔ gɛt wan bɔt. Sɔntɛnde, dɛn sik ya kin wɔs smɔl smɔl as tɛm de go.

Wetin mek COVID-19 de damej di lכng?

Di men rizin fɔ dis na bikɔs wi imyun sistɛm de riak pasmak . Imajin, wi imyun sεl dεm de go na di ples usay di vayrɔs dɔn rich ɛn fɛt am. Dat na gud. Bɔt, if dis fɛt nɔ de kɔntrol, dat min se if di imyun sistɛm bigin fɔ wok pasmak, i kin pwɛl di tisu dɛn we gɛt wɛlbɔdi bak.

We di wɔl dɛn na di smɔl smɔl ay sak dɛn we de na wi lɔng (we wi kin kɔl alveoli ) kin pwɛl ɛn wik, dɛn kin bigin fɔ ful-ɔp wit wata. Dɔn di briz nɔ kin ebul fɔ go insay, ɛn ɔksijɛn nɔ kin ebul fɔ go insay di blɔd ɔ di ɔda pat dɛn na di bɔdi.

dis inflameshn kin mek bak di pulmonari nodul dεm כ skata na di lכng dεm. Dɛn tin ya kin tek lɔng tɛm fɔ wɛl ɛn sɔntɛnde dɛn kin de fɔ ɔltɛm.

Dis kayn damej kin rili apin pan ɔda sik dɛn we pɔsin kin gɛt we i de blo, bɔt i tan lɛk se i kin rili bad pan COVID-19. Dis kin bi bikɔs di vayrɔs kin riak pasmak pan wi imyun sistɛm, we kin mek saytokin storm , fɔ ɛgzampul. Ɔ i kin bi bikɔs di vayrɔs de yuz wi yon imyun sɛl fɔ atak di lɔng dɛn.

Udat de pan ay risk fɔ pwɛl in lɔng bikɔs ɔf COVID-19?

If yu gɛt ɛni wan pan dɛn tin ya, yu go gɛt siriɔs COVID-19 ɛn pwɛl yu lɔng dɛn:

• If yu dɔn pas 65 ia.
• If yu gɛt bɛlɛ .
• If yu na pɔsin we de smok, ɔ yu dɔn smok trade.
• If yu dɔn gɛt ɔgan transplant ɔ stem sɛl transplant .
• If yu nɔ tek di COVID-19 vaysin.
• If yu gɛt wik imyun sistɛm - dis kin bi bikɔs ɔf tin dɛm lɛk kansa, sɔm mɛrɛsin dɛm, HIV infɛkshɔn, ɔr praymari imyun dɛfisiɛns .

Dɔn bak, if yu gɛt ɛni wan pan dɛn wɛlbɔdi prɔblɛm ya, yu kin gɛt mɔ prɔblɛm:

• Kansa.
• Di sik dɛn we kin kam wit lɔng tɛm ɔ tin dɛn we kin afɛkt di lɔng dɛn, fɔ ɛgzampul, asma, COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) , ɛn sistik fibrosis .
• Kɔndishɔn wae kin afɛkt di at, kidni, liva, blɔd, ɔr bren.
• Di tin dɛn we dɛn kin bɔn wit, fɔ ɛgzampul , sɛribra palsi ɔ Daun sindrom .
• Dayabitis (Dayabitis Mɛlitus).
• Prɔblɛm dɛn we gɛt fɔ du wit wɛlbɔdi biznɛs.
• Fat.
• Yuz drɔgs.

Wetin na di kɔmplikeshɔn dɛm we COVID-19 de mek pɔsin in lɔng damej?

Inflameshɔn we COVID-19 ɛn ɔda infɛkshɔn dɛn kin kam wit kin mek pɔsin gɛt prɔblɛm dɛn lɛk:

• Nyumonia: Dis na infεkshכn na di lכng. Insay dis, di ay sak dɛn kin ful-ɔp wit wata.
• Akyu Respiratɔri Distres Sindrom (ARDS):Dis na wan sik we rili siriɔs. Insay dis, bɔku pan di ay sak dɛn we de na yu lɔng kin ful-ɔp wit wata, ɛn dis kin mek ɔksijɛn nɔ go insay yu blɔd.
• di lכng nodul dεm: di nodul dεm kin de na di lכng dεm bikoz fכ di damej we inflameshn kכz.
• Pulmonary fibrosis: Di say dɛn we di lɔng dɛn dɔn pwɛl kin gɛt skata. Sɔmtɛm, dis skata kin kɔntinyu fɔ gro ivin afta yu dɔn wɛl frɔm di infekshɔn.
• Lɔng COVID: Sɔm pipul kin kɔntinyu fɔ gɛt di sik fɔ mɔnt ɔ ivin ia afta dɛn dɔn gɛt COVID-19.

Aw fɔ no se COVID-19 lɔng damej?

dכkta go luk fכ di lכng dεm we dεn dכn pwεl yuz imej tεst (e.g., εks-ray, CT skan) כ brכnkoskopi (wan tin tכb we dεn put kεmεra insay di lכng fכ luk insay). Dɛn go yuz ɔda tɛst dɛn bak fɔ no if pɔsin gɛt infɛkshɔn, lɛk nyumonia.

Us tɛst dɛn de du?

Dɔktɔ dɛn kin du tɛst lɛk dis fɔ chɛk aw di lɔng dɛn de ɛn fɔ no if pɔsin gɛt infɛkshɔn:

• Nasal swab: Dɛn kin tek sampul frɔm insay yu nos ɔ trot yuz kɔtɔn swab fɔ tɛst fɔ COVID-19 ɛn ɔda vayrɔs.
• Pulse oximetry: Na smɔl tin we dɛn kin put na yu finga kin mɛzhɔ di ɔksijɛn we de na yu blɔd. Dis kin gi yu wan aidia bɔt aw yu lɔng dɛn de wok fayn fayn wan.
• Imej: Dɛn kin du ɛkstrem rayt ɔ CT skan na di chɛst fɔ tek pikchɔ fɔ di lɔng dɛn fɔ si if ɛnitin dɔn pwɛl.
• Blɔd tɛst: Blɔd tɛst kin ɛp fɔ chɛk fɔ si if yu gɛt infɛkshɔn ɛn chɛk yu jenɛral wɛlbɔdi.
• Sputum test: Dis na fɔ tek wan sampul pan di mucus we de kɔmɔt we yu kɔf ɛn chɛk fɔ si if yu gɛt infekshɔn.
• Pleural fluid culture: Insay dis tɛst, dɔktɔ kin yuz wan tin nidul fɔ tek smɔl pan di wata we de rawnd yu lɔng fɔ chɛk fɔ si if i gɛt infekshɔn.
• Arterial blood gas test: Dis test de mek dɔktɔ dɛn si aw yu lɔng dɛn de wok fayn fayn wan.
• brכnkoskopi: dεn kin yuz bכnkoskop fכ luk di lכng dεm εn tek tisu כ fluid sεmpl fכ sεnd to labכtכri fכ tεst.

Aw dɛn kin trit COVID-19 lɔng damej?

Fɔ tru, nɔto bɔku tin yu kin du fɔ mek yu lɔng dɛn kpatakpata afta dɛn dɔn pwɛl. Bɔt, dɔktɔ dɛn kin ɛp yu fɔ gɛt di ɔksijɛn we yu nid. If yu gɛt nyumonia ɔ ARDS frɔm COVID-19, yu dɔktɔ kin tɛl yu fɔ du dɛn tritmɛnt ya:

• Sɔplɛnt ɔksijɛn:Yu lɔng dɛn de wok, bɔt if yu nɔ de gɛt bɛtɛ ɔksijɛn, dɛn go gi yu ɛkstra ɔksijɛn tru wan tiub we dɛn put na yu nos ɔ wan mask we dɛn put na yu fes.
• Intravenous fluids (IV fluids): Dɛn kin gi ɛkstra wata tru wan IV fɔ stɔp di bɔdi fɔ mek i nɔ gɛt wata.
• Mɛkanikal ventileshɔn: If yu nɔ ebul fɔ blo yusɛf, dɛn go kɔnɛkt yu to ventilatɔ.
• Proning: Fɔ ɛp yu lɔng dɛn fɔ wok fayn fayn wan, dɛn kin tɔn yu pan yu bɛlɛ fɔ sɔm awa ɛvride.
• Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO): If yu ɔgan dɛn nɔ de wok fayn, yu kin kɔnɛkt to wan mashin we de sev layf we de du di wok we yu at ɛn yu lɔng dɛn de du.
• Fluid draining: Fɔ ridyus di wata we de na yu lɔng, dɔktɔ kin yuz kateta ɔ ɔpreshɔn fɔ pul di wata.

Dɔktɔ dɛn kin gi yu mɛrɛsin dɛn lɛk dis bak fɔ ɛp fɔ fɛt di sik:

• Antivayral mɛrɛsin: Mɛrɛsin lɛk Remdesivir ɔ PaxlovidTM kin ɛp fɔ fɛt COVID-19 infɛkshɔn.
• Kɔtikosterɔyd: Dɔktɔ dɛn kin yuz stɛroyd ɔ ɔda mɛrɛsin dɛn we de mek pɔsin nɔ swel fɔ mek i nɔ swel.
• Monoclonal antibodies: Monoclonal antibodi tritmεnt, lεk tocilizumab, kin ridyus כ mek di inflameshn nכ de.
• Antibayɔtik: If yu gɛt baktri infekshɔn apat frɔm COVID-19, yu dɔktɔ kin gi yu antibayɔtik.

Dɛn nɔ kin du lɔng transplant pan pipul dɛn we gɛt lɔng tɛm, siriɔs lɔng damej frɔm COVID-19. Dɔn bak, if di skata na di lɔng (pulmonary fibrosis) kɔntinyu fɔ wɔs, sɔm mɛrɛsin dɛn de we kin mek i slo.

Wetin a fɔ ɛkspɛkt if a gɛt COVID-19 lɔng damej?

If yu gɛt nyumonia ɔ ARDS frɔm COVID-19, yu go nid fɔ de na ɔspitul so dat dɔktɔ dɛn go ɛp yu fɔ blo te yu bɔdi wɛl frɔm di vayrɔs.

Ska we de na di lɔng dɛn kin de fɔ lɔng tɛm ɔ fɔ ɔltɛm. Sɔntɛnde, di skata we yu gɛt bikɔs ɔf infekshɔn kin kɔntinyu fɔ wɔs as tɛm de go, ivin afta yu ɔda sayn dɛn dɔn go.

Ustɛm a fɔ go to mi dɔktɔ?

If yu test positif fɔ COVID-19, aks yu dɔktɔ kwik kwik wan bɔt aw fɔ tek antivayral mɛrɛsin. I kin wok fayn pasmak if yu tek am insay di fɔs fayv dez we di sik bigin.

If yu stil gɛt shɔt briz, taya, ɔ ɔda sayn dɛn, tɔk to yu dɔktɔ. Long COVID kin ɛp yu fɔ fil fayn.Klinik dɛn de bak.

Ustɛm a fɔ go na di Imejɛnsi Dipatmɛnt (ETU) ?

If yu gɛt COVID-19 ɛn yu gɛt dɛn kayn bad bad sik ya, go na di imejensi rum wantɛm wantɛm, ɔ kɔl 1990 (ɔ yu lokal imejensi nɔmba):

• I nɔ kin izi fɔ blo ɔ i kin at fɔ blo.
• Kɔnfyus.
• Nɔ ebul fɔ de wek.
• Blu di kɔlɔ we de chenj na di skin, di lip, ɔ di finga nel.

Us kwɛstyɔn dɛn a fɔ aks mi dɔktɔ?

I go fayn fɔ aks yu dɔktɔ kwɛstyɔn dɛn lɛk dɛn wan ya:

• Ɛni tritmɛnt de we a kin gɛt?
• Dis kin mɛn fɔ insɛf?
• Aw a fɔ kia fɔ misɛf?

Yu tink se dɛn go ebul fɔ mek COVID-19 nɔ pwɛl?

Di bɛst we fɔ mek yu nɔ pwɛl na yu lɔng na fɔ avɔyd fɔ gɛt infɛkshɔn. Yu kin du dɛn tin ya fɔ ridyus yu risk fɔ gɛt siriɔs COVID-19:

• Gɛt vaysin: Fɔ gɛt vaysin agens COVID-19 ɛn ɔda sik dɛn lɛk di flu kin ridyus yu risk fɔ sik ɔ sik bad bad wan.
• Fɔ lɛf fɔ smok ɛn fɔ avɔyd fɔ smok we yu de smok: If yu smok, dat kin mek yu lɔng, dat min se yu go gɛt infɛkshɔn we kin mek yu gɛt tin dɛn lɛk nyumonia.
• Was yu an fayn fayn wan wit sop ɛn wata bifo yu it, ol it, ɛn afta yu dɔn yuz tɔylɛt. If sop nɔ de, yuz han sɛnitayza we gɛt rɔm.
• Nɔ gɛt tayt padi biznɛs wit ɔda pipul dɛn ɛn sheb tin dɛn .
• Manej ɛni ɔda wɛlbɔdi kɔndishɔn we yu gɛt, bikɔs dɛn kin mek yu gɛt COVID-19 wɔs.

If yu sik, fɔ tek antivayral mɛrɛsin insay di fɔs fayv dez we yu gɛt di sik kin ɛp fɔ mek di sik nɔ wɔs.

Mɛmba se, inflamɛns na wan we we yu imyun sistɛm de yuz fɔ protɛkt yu. Bɔt if i kɔmɔt na kɔntrol, i kin mek pɔsin pwɛl, lɛk di damej we COVID-19 kin mek na in lɔng. Nɔbɔdi nɔ go ebul fɔ tɔk fɔ tru udat go sik bad bad wan ɛn udat go gɛt ɛfɛkt fɔ lɔng tɛm.

Fɔ dɔn, mɛsej we yu kin kɛr go na os:

COVID-19 no bi gem, mi padi dem. I kin afɛkt wi lɔng dɛn di we aw wi nɔ bin de ɛkspɛkt. So, de sef as yu ebul. Gɛt di vaysin, fala di wɛlbɔdi gaydlayn dɛn. If yu gɛt ɛni sayn, nɔ ignore am. Go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm. Ɛspɛshali if i nɔ izi fɔ yu fɔ blo ɔ yu de fil pen na yu chɛst, mek shɔ se yu go to dɔktɔ.

If yu gɛt ɛni kwɛstyɔn ɔ kɔnsyus bɔt COVID-19 lɔng damej, tɔk to dɔktɔ. Dɛn kin ɛksplen aw fɔ ridyus yu risk ɛn trit yu sayn dɛm. Lɛ wi ɔl gɛt wɛlbɔdi!

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